Wide angulation coupling members for bone fixation system

MP Gephart, TD Knapp - US Patent 8,636,778, 2014 - Google Patents
A coupling assembly is provided with a yoke device that allows an anchor member secured
thereto to rotate in a turret-like manner with respect to an elongate member secured by the …

Bone anchoring device, tool and method for assembling the same and tool for use with the same

L Biedermann, M Meer - US Patent 9,254,150, 2016 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND The invention relates to a bone anchoring device for anchoring a
stabilization rod in a bone or in a vertebra, an assembly tool and a method for assembling …

Bone screw

L Biedermann, J Harms - US Patent 8,409,260, 2013 - Google Patents
A bone screw having a screw member possessing a threaded section and a head and a
receiving part at the head end for receiving a rod to be connected to the bone screw is …

Expandable spinal fusion implants and related instruments and methods

E Lin, J Malik, R Donahoe, C Stein… - US Patent 9,445,918, 2016 - Google Patents
CPC................................... A61F 2/4455 (2013.01) A system for performing interbody fusion
Surgery including an expandable intervertebral spacer and specialized instru ments for …

Instrument for assembling a bone anchoring device

L Biedermann, W Matthis, J Harms - US Patent 8,303,602, 2012 - Google Patents
An instrument for assembling a bone anchoring device includes a shank with a shaft section
to be anchored in a bone and a engagement end, a head being separate from the shank …

Driver instruments and related methods

T Chandanson, R Fournier, S Stad, F Spratt… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
Driver instruments are disclosed herein with various features for improving usability, easing
the task of cleaning or sterilizing the instrument, reducing patient trauma associated with use …

Polyaxial bone screw assembly

A Schafer, R German - US Patent 8,876,869, 2014 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND The spine is formed of a column of vertebra that extends between the
cranium and pelvis. The three major sections of the spine are known as the cervical, thoracic …

Progressive reduction instrument for reduction of a vertebral rod and method of use

B Peultier, S Molloy - US Patent 8,246,623, 2012 - Google Patents
An instrument and method for reducing a vertebral rod into an anchor attached to a vertebral
member. The instrument may include a gripper and an attached reduction member that …

Minimally invasive spinal fixation system and related methods

J Doose, R German, S Lish, A Schafer, E Dasso… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
This application describes surgical instruments and implants for building a posterior fixation
construct across one or more segments of the spinal column. Extension guides are provided …

Surgical Fixation System and Related Methods

T Stevenson, R Mueller, S Vanni - US Patent App. 12/739,248, 2011 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A Surgical fixation system including a pair of spinal rods, an occipital
fixation element (comprising either an occipital plate or a plurality of occipital anchors), a …